Spend money on third bridge span
The recent news that a one-time windfall of $4.2 billion is headed the way of New York state has resulted in a clamor that it be used for all sorts of purposes. Some are more worthy than others, of...
View ArticleThird parties address issues
What does a candidate have to do to get your paper to cover issues outside of those deemed important by the candidates of the so-called major parties? The four-way debate among the candidates for...
View ArticleThird Judicial District race deserved more
With Election Day merely days away, I cannot help but notice the deafening silence as it relates to your publication’s unwillingness to endorse a candidate in this year’s race for a judgeship in New...
View ArticleThird-party candidates offer different vision
Whether in a race for the Senate, Congress or governor’s office, a pattern in the October debates became clear. The Republicans and Democrats bicker and moan about campaign mud-slinging and their minor...
View ArticleMedia serve the purpose of many
I would like to respond to the letter from Joel Margolis (“A certain irony in editorial,” Jan. 1). He raises the concern that outlawing political spending by corporations and unions would leave the...
View ArticleVoting on third party lines not a waste
For people who don’t want to vote Republican for Donald Trump or Democrat for Hillary Clinton, there is a choice. And a vote does not have to be “wasted.” How is that possible? Look at the other lines...
View ArticleBroader debates more democratic
What would the 2016 election look like if the electorate could rid themselves of the notion that a third-party candidate cannot win and that a vote for anybody other than Donald Trump or Hillary...
View ArticleBias against GOP clear in editorial
After reading the editorial “Third-world class governing,” Sept. 25, I noticed several issues of bias against Republicans. Nowhere do I read that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a Democrat. Nor does the editorial...
View ArticleVote for a strong third party in the nation
Vote for Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein, but Stein will not win. And that is fine. Really. It isn’t necessary that Stein win. That isn’t the battle. What we need is a strong third party in...
View ArticleTrump’s attitude immature, scary
Watching this year’s presidential campaign makes me wonder where are the many qualified people who deserve to grace the presidential office of this great nation? Shame on both parties for presenting...
View ArticleTrump’s version of ‘Big Lie’ is reason for alarm
Those studying totalitarian regimes are familiar with the propaganda technique known as the “Big Lie.” The Third Reich’s propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels, articulated the intent of the technique, “If...
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